Maxi-Cosi Tobi



Wow...wow..wow! It has to be said the Maxi-Cosi Tobi is our all time favourite. Tobi should stand for  Truly Outstanding Beautiful Idea. The Tobi is a group 1 forward facing car seat suitable from 9-15kg, 9months- 3.5 years approx.


Tobi in marble pink smallest setting



 We have recently purchased the Tobi in marble pink for Freya who's just turned 1yr. I have to say i am actually a huge isofix fan and originally has purchased the Pearl to be used with our family fix base, but we have just exchanged our car, well due for exchange tomorrow and i knew that the new car that i would be getting wouldn't have isofix fittings in the car so decided to get the Tobi instead and to be honest I'm really pleased i did. The seat itself is quite high up so makes sight seeing whilst travelling a great bonus, I loved the deep side protection system that this seat has and it also has a inner head support cushion that is fixed in and is adjustable along with the stay open harness.

I think this offers so much more protection around their delicate head and the thing i like about it is it doesn't come to far around the head that it obscures child's view & irritate them. The stay open harness i mentioned is so handy especially when you have a wriggly toddler wanting to escape, I'm not having to fiddle around trying to pull the harness from underneath them. It reminds me of a roller coaster- pop the child in the seat, the harness is open ready to be fastened in.

Tallest setting with stay open harness



On the crotch part there is a colour indicator which when you have pulled the crotch strap tight enough it reassures you that the harness is tightened accordingly but this is just an indicator so i would always do the two finger check and make sure the harness is properly situated directly over child's shoulders. The Tobi has 5 recline positions, perfect for when little one is sleeping and you can easily recline the seat with child in so you wont disturb them.

Colour indicator

When loosening the harness you will notice there is no button or anything to press that frees the straps all you do is push the crotch part down  flat towards the seat and hey presto you can lengthen the harness easily and as your little one grows theres no fiddly straps to un-hook and thread through, the head support and harness adjust together simply by loosening the harness pull the top of the headrest forward and lifting it upwards its as easy as that. Fitting this seat is a doddle, it may look complicated but once you have done it a few times it becomes easy


I would recommend you take your vehicle to your nearest stockist and a member of trained staff can check to see if the seat is compatible and usually if the seat is ok it can be fitted into the car for you using a 3-point seat belt. I love the way this seat is actually fitted into the vehicles, it looks very much like its being hugged into the seat in the car by the seat belt itself, as the lap part of the belt goes around the front of the seat and has extra security of the belt tensioner and the diagonal part of the belt comes up the side of the car seat and around the top secured by two clips.



Belt tensioner

 The car seat is very well padded as a lot of seats we have had and seen tend to have very little padding but the Tobi seems so comfy i could easily climb in there myself.






Upright position

                                       
The maxi-cosi Tobi comes in a range of colours, added extras are available such as the summer cover, pocket and play tray.

Fully reclined

Rating: 10/10